Asia Public Policy Forum 2013

13 May 2013



Asia Public Policy Forum: Poverty, Inequality and Social Protection seminar was held on May 28-30, 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The forum brought together participants from governments, development partners and civil society from various countries in Asia and social protection experts from different parts of the world. The participants considered approaches to social protection and attemped to explore the extent to which, and the conditions under which, social protection programs can help reduce poverty and inequality. We are pleased to upload the videos and presentations of this conference in Indonesian and English languages.

Related materials can be downloaded by clicking on the links below:

  1. Opening speech by Dr. Bambang Widianto, Deputy Secretary of the Office of The Vice President for People’s Welfare and Poverty Elimination (TNP2K), Republic of Indonesia. Video
  2. Moving from A General Subsidy into A Targeted One: Indonesian Experience in Fuel Subsidy and Social Protection Reform; Dr. Bambang Widianto, Deputy Secretary of the Office of The Vice President for People’s Welfare and Poverty Elimination (TNP2K), Republic of Indonesia. PPT English PPT Indonesian
  3. Combating Poverty and Inequality: What Role for Social Protection; Dr. Sarah Cook, Director, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD). PPT English PPT Indonesian
  4. Social Protection, Poverty and Inequality: The Latin American Experience; Dr. Simone Cecchini, Social Affair Officer, Social Development Division, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).PPT English PPT Indonesian
  5. Measuring Income and Multi-Dimensional Poverty: The Implication for Policy; Dr. Sudarno Sumarto, Policy Advisor, National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction, Senior Research Fellow, SMERU Research Institute. Video PPT English PPT Indonesian
  6. Emerging Challenges in Measuring Poverty and Inequality in the 21st Century; Professor Bob Baulch, RMIT Vietnam. Video PPT English PPT Indonesian
  7. Measuring Vulnerability to Poverty; Dr. Matthew Wai-Poi, World Bank Indonesia. Video PPT English PPT Indonesian
  8. Balancing Employment and Social Protection Policies; Professor Shamika Ravi, Indian School of Business. Video PPT English PPT Indonesian
  9. Inclusive Growth – Poverty, Inequality and Employment; Dr. Fabio Veras, International Poverty Center for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG), Brazil.Video PPT English PPT Indonesian
  10. Targeting the Poor and Choosing the Right; Dr. Vivi Alatas, World Bank, Indonesia. Video PPT English PPT Indonesian
  11. Myths, Misnomer and Misrepresentation: Unpicking the targeting versus universal debate; Dr. Rachel Slater, Overseas Development Institute (ODI). Video PPT English PPT Indonesian
  12. Financing Social Protection in Developing Asia: Now and In the Future; Professor Mukul Asher, Professorial Fellow, National University Of Singapore; Councilor, Takshashila Institute, Bangalore. Video PPT English PPT Indonesian
  13. Picking up The Slack: Community Action and Social Protection in Indonesia; Robert Wrobel, PNPM Support Facility Indonesia. Video PPT English PPT Indonesian
  14. Social Protection and Social Inclusion; Dr. Fabio Veras, International Policy Center for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG), Brazil. Video PPT English PPT Indonesian
  15. Inclusive Social Protection: Challenging assumption and Managing Expectation; Dr. Keetie Roelen, Institute of Development Studies.Video PPT English PPT Indonesian
  16. Financing Social Protection Now and In The Future; Dr. Michael Samson, Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI), South Africa.Video, PPT English, PPT Indonesian.